Fifth Holman child nearly due aided by local blood drive
Mrs. Don Holman was admitted to Neosho Memorial Hospital for a blood count during a pregnancy with an anemic condition. Because local blood supplies were exhausted a plea prompted donor W H Wilkins to provide A negative blood for the transfusion and a second pint after birth. The transfusion occurred Friday and Mrs Holman recovered. The couple hope for a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Holman
W. H. Wilkins
Wilkins
Holman
Patrents
Rainy Day Blamed For Traffic Accidents
Rainy conditions and slick streets led to several minor accidents reported by police. Multiple drivers, including Mae Wheeler and others, described parking lot and street collisions on Main Street and South Highland. No serious injuries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Mae Wheeler
N. Grant
W. H. Wegman
W. Main
Main
Grant
Evert L. Wrestler Jr
Iola
Eileen Harding
Eric R
Buick
Harding
Plymouth
Jack Morris
S. Plummer
Roger Gray
S. Western
South Highland
Hillis Krokstrom Jr
W. Oak
Barbara Ann Cook
Studebaker
Cook
Chevrolet
Chester Michaels
Carthage
Ford
Millard Reece
N. Garfield
Christmas Seals to Aid County Tuberculosis Fight
Christmas seals will reach 4 000 county residents as the 51st annual sale opens. Funds finance primary TB services including a first chest X ray program and support research and rehab. Local chairmen and volunteers lead the effort with plans for mobile X ray work in 1958.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Burris
Tuberculosis and Health Assn
D. A. Finney
S. Plummer
Nellie May Hammond
Clark Fleming
Eric
L. K. Olson
Galesburg
Kenneth George
Thayer
Louise Carter
St. Paul
Howard Woodworth
Stark
Finney
County Association
Mobile
Urban Highway Divide Alarm over City Street Funding
Paul Mitchum, mayor of Kansas City and head of the League of Kansas Municipalities, warns the State Highway Commission is mishandling urban highway funding. He cites proposed revenue plans, noting most fuel tax increases would stay with the state and counties, leaving insufficient funds for city streets amid high urban traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Paul Mitchum
Kansas City
Kas
League of Kansas Municipalities
State Highway Commission
Lynn Brodrick
Mitchum
League of Municipalities
Brodrick
Commission
Highway Commission
President Garcia Leads In Philippine Presidential Race
Manila reports indicate President Carlos P. Garcia widened his lead in the Philippine presidential race with about 40 percent of votes in a five-man field. His running mate trailed a popular former congressman and diplomat, and Jose Yulo trailed in the Liberal bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippine
Garcia
Nacionalista ‘Party
Ramon Magsaysay
Jose Yulo
Train Derailment Near Merriam Sets Frisco Freight Route
Eight cars of a 104-car Frisco freight train bound for Kansas City were derailed at Merriam early today. No injuries were reported. One car rolled over onto its top, and Frisco traffic was rerouted into Kansas City over Santa Fe tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merriam, Kas
Kansas City
Merriam
Traffic Fatalities Reported in Kansas in 1957
State Accident Records Section lists fatalities in the last 24 hours as two. To date in 1957 total reaches 473, compared with 533 in the same period of 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Visitors Tour Royster Junior High During Education Week
One hundred eighty nine guests attended Royster Junior High for an Education Week program featuring vocal and instrumental numbers. Visitors toured classrooms after the event while elementary schools report increased visitation today and expect more guests tomorrow and Friday. Murray Hill and Senior High schedule special visits, with a junior class talent show at 9 30 a m Friday for visitors. No classes are altered during the visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royster Junior High
Murray Hill
Federal Building Site Sought in Emporia Kansas
The General Services Administration designates a 4th to 8th Avenue, Constitution to Mechanic Street area in Emporia Kansas to seek a site for a new federal building costing about 600000 dollars. The parcel should offer at least 130 feet frontage and 26000 square feet, with smaller parcels accepted if adjoining land can be added. The building will house the post office and five other government offices under a lease purchase plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Services Administration
Emporia
Kas
Federal
4Th
8Th Avenues
Constitution and
Mechanic Streets
GSA
Kansas City
Junior St Cecilia Music Club Posts Meeting Postponed
Members of the Junior St Cecilia Music Club will not meet tonight, with a reschedule planned or details forthcoming. The notice cites an interruption in the club’s regular gathering and urges clubs to watch for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior St. Cecilia Music Club
Jewelry stolen from Brown Dunkin Co window in Tulsa
About $9,000 worth of jewelry disappeared from a display window at Brown Dunkin Co department store in the business district. Two young men were seen fleeing down Main Street by three witnesses after allegedly prying open a sliding window. Detectives report 33 diamond rings and four wrist watches missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsap
Brown Dunkin Co
Main Street
Ed Underhill
Gas tax hike report due by Kansas council group
The roads and highways committee of the Legislative Council works on a report to raise the state gasoline tax from 5 to 6 cents a gallon to match federal funds and sustain highway construction. Oil industry opponents challenge the proposal while chair Lawrence Blythe warns of a 4 to 5 million dollar annual shortfall without extra revenue. The two day session also heard proposals on rehabilitation programs, highway safety laws, and retirement income tax changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Roads and Highways Committee
Legislative Council
State Highway Commission
Lawrence Blythe
White City
Kansas
State Highway Patrol
Patrol
Nebraska
Mundt to Speak at Kansas Young Republicans Meeting
Senator Karl Mundt will headline the opening session of the Kansas Young Republicans convention in Topeka on December 7. He is set to speak at a 11:45 a.m. luncheon, praised by state chairman Glenn D. Cogswell as one of the party’s most capable statesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Kansas
Young Republicans
Mundt
Glenn D. Cogswell
Young Gop
GOP Judge Named For Franklin Court
Gov George Docking announced the appointment of Republican attorney Winton A Winter of Ottawa to Franklin County probate and county courts on the Democratic Central Committee recommendation. He fills the vacancy left by Milo L Harris who resigned after auditors found a county court balance discrepancy of 1687.71 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
George Docking
Franklin County
Democratic Central Committee
Winton A. Winter
Ottawa
Milo L. Harris
Backing Lights Illegal In Quaker State
Harrisburg report states four rear backup lights are illegal under state motor vehicle code. Bureau of Highway Safety Director O. D. Shipley says cars may have only two backup lights, one per side. Removing wiring and bulbs but keeping covers may satisfy the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Bureau of Highway Safety
O. D. Shipley
Shipley
Ten year old completes brain surgery to remove steel arrow
Milwaukee report details Timothy Kearns who had a steel tipped arrow removed from his left eye after a game injury. Doctors say the arrow embedded four inches was removed without apparent brain damage and vision in the eye may be saved. Timothy assured his friend he is fine and urged him not to worry as he recovers in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Timothy Kearns
Tim
Timothy
Five Year Old Girl Taken at Gunpoint in Lincoln Custody Fight
Marilyn Sue Henry, age five, was abducted from the Cedars Home for Children in Lincoln by a gunman with a woman identified as Mrs. J O Huddleston of Lite Rock Arkansas, grandmother of the child. The abduction occurred amid a long custody dispute involving her mother Genevieve Martin and Huddleston, with Arkansas seeking extradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Mid- West
Southwest
Lincoln
Dale Fahrnbruck
J.O. Huddleston
Lite Rock, Ark
Marilyn Sue Henry
Alberta Kuklish
The
Cedars Home
Marilyn Sue
Herbert
Genevieve) Martin
Huddleston
Kansas State
Martin
Henrys
Lubbock
Little Rock
Stolen Car Leads to Texas Youth Held in Fort Worth
A 16 year old Fort Worth boy Robert Milford Callan was arrested after authorities linked a 1957 Ford stolen in Fort Worth to a theft in the county. Callan said he planned to reach North Dakota with relatives and is on parole for car theft. The FBI now handles the interstate transport aspect of the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Texas
North Santa Fe
Robert Milford Callan
Callan
Cherryvale
North Dakota
Cantambhaer
rerEue Au
Youu
John Leroy
Charles
Ford
Willie Mae Sherman
Tom Morehead
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Insufficient Fund Check Charged Against Sinclair
Fred Sinclair, 21, of Chanute, was arrested on a charge of issuing an insufficient fund check and held in the Erie county jail on $3,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for 2 p.m. Friday in city court. County Attorney Forsyth said Dennis Mills of Chanute filed the complaint over a $50 check to Mills Chemical Co. A warrant also exists for Sinclair in Oklahoma City on a similar check charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ERIE
John Byers
Chanute
Byers
Fred Roles
Santa Fe
Charles Forsyth
William W
Virginia L. Mendenhall
Mid-America Refining Co
George B
Audrey Gardner
Fred Sinclair
Sinclair
Dennis Mills
Mills Chemical Co
County speed limits ruled invalid by judge
Dist. Judge Clement F. Clark yesterday held a 35 mile per hour county road limit invalid and acquitted Edna Marie Hein of speeding 45 mph in a 35 mph zone. He ruled speed limits must be set by the State Highway Commission under current law. County commissioner Vernon F. Reed said the Highway Commission will be asked for quick approval of zones set by county resolutions in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Sedgwick
Clement F. Clark
Clark
Edna Marie Hein
State Highway Commission
Vernon FE. Reed
Highway Commission
U S Air Force B66 Bombers Fly Nonstop to Philippines
Three U S Air Force twin jet B66 bombers completed an 8 000 mile nonstop flight from George AFB California to the Philippines in just over 17 hours. The mission showcased rapid long range response with aerial refueling off Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
U.S. Air Force
Philippines
U.S
Air Force
George Air Force Base
Calif
Hawaii
Area Forecast Notes For Kansas With Rain Spread
Weather update shows lingering drizzle and cooler readings across eastern Kansas with occasional rain or drizzle possible tonight. Moisture reports across multiple towns show varied totals while western Kansas mostly bypassed. Highs near 50 Thursday with low 40s tonight, barometer falling from 28.70 inches.
State Penitentiary Building Suggested For Lansing
Ward en Tracy Hand recommended a new 88 cell maximum security building for the state penitentiary at Lansing. He said the present 75 year old facility is safe but tunnels from an abandoned shale mine under the site require a solid foundation. Tests are under way and funds are requested for concrete blockmaking equipment and laundry and tailor shop gear. The next fiscal year's prison budget was cut from 2,393,149 to 1,922,727.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Lansing
Tracy Hand
Hand
George Docking
Eisenhower to Outline Plan for Training Young Scientists
President Eisenhower flies to Oklahoma City to present a plan for expanding U S youth science training. He will discuss federal scholarships for promising science students and pave the way for a national effort to outrun the Soviet Union in military and space research. He returns to Washington tomorrow after the coast to coast address from Municipal Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Oklahoma City
U. S
Columbine III
National Airport
White House
Russia
Nbc-Tv
ABC
CBS
Municipal Auditorium
Oklahoma
James R. Killian
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
Soviet Union
School Attendance Near Normal Here
Attendance in city schools returned near normal today with Alcott showing the only notable absence of 29 students due to illness. Principal Myrtle Moeller noted typical absences are two to three. several faculty members including Mrs. Nancy Brock, Mrs. Jean Vaughn, and Russell A. Kern were ill, with Brock and Vaughn expected to be out for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcott
Myrtle Moeller
Nancy Brock
Jean Vaughn
Russell A. Kern
Mmes
Five Inch Snow Falls In Colorado Springs
Snow covered eastern Colorado last night with five inches in Colorado Springs the heaviest report by the weather bureau. The fall began at 9 p m and ended at 4 a m causing numerous auto accidents. Snow continued today in southeastern Colorado and the mountains with seasonal temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo.m
Colorado
Weather Bureau
Fraser
la Junta
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Stanford
Uum
Miami
Okla
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First State Bank of Commerce
Here
Smith
Charles Burns
Ottawa County
Ben Stanley
Tulsa
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Glenn Brown
Stanley
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Don Gilstrap
Commerce High School
William Bennett
Spring River
Missouri
Royster
Council Group
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Navy
Concordia
Salina
Hutchinson
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Axtell
Horton
Manhattan
Junction City
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Ft. Scott
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Arkansas City
Lawrence
Goodland
Garden City
State Penitentiary
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